Therefore he says, Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
He is not speaking only to unbelievers. For there are many believers, no less than unbelievers, who remain still trapped in various sins. There are indeed some who do so all the more. Therefore it was necessary to call these to “awake,” etc. .